Legislature(1999 - 2000)
02/10/2000 01:40 PM Senate L&C
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SB 220-PROCUREMENT PREFS:PARTNERSHP/LTD LIAB CO CHAIRMAN MACKIE announced SB 220 to be up for consideration. MR. VERN JONES, Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Administration, said that SB 220 clarifies the Alaska Bidder and Disability Preferences Sections of the State Procurement Code regarding limited liability partnerships and limited liability corporations. It was written in 1987 and well before the inception of LLPs and LLCs. So the preferences section in their Procurement Code does not recognize these business entities. This bill inserts language that specifically mentions these types of businesses in the preference section of the Code as well as stipulating the qualifying factors required to receive those preferences. They believe the clarification is necessary and furthers the legislative objectives of the Procurement Code by insuring that bona fide Alaskan businesses receive the preference. SENATOR DONLEY asked what Representative Grusendorf thought about the bill as he was the author of the existing Procurement Preference. SENATOR KELLY said he thought it looked like they were going along with the intent of the disability bill sponsored by Representative Grussendorf, and just adding an LLP with disability partners. MR. JONES said that was correct. This bill does two things. It allows LLCs and LLPs to qualify for the Alaska bidder preference by stipulating the same kinds of qualifications other businesses have to posses to qualify. It also allows those types of businesses to qualify for the disability preferences if all the managing directors are also disabled. SENATOR KELLY added that now we allow for every other type of business entity. The LLPs and LLC is a new type of entity. So they are just being inserted into that law. MR. JONES said that is right. SENATOR LEMAN mentioned that yesterday there was a comparable bill on the House floor providing for architects, engineers, and land surveyors. It passed on the floor 38 - 0. So if Representative Grussendorf was on the floor, he voted for it. It's generally considered to be a technical fix. SENATOR DONLEY said he thought any time the Administration proposes to amend a law that was sponsored by an acting member, it's just courtesy to get the opinion of that member. He asked them to do that. SENATOR MACKIE noted if he did that before the bill reached Senate Finance, he could answer Senator Donley's question when he asks it. SENATOR LEMAN moved to report CSSB 220 (L&C) from committee with individual recommendations. There were no objections and it was so ordered.
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